Σεμερκέτ: Διαφορά μεταξύ των αναθεωρήσεων

==Reign==

Although the third century BCE Egyptian priest [[Manetho]] records that this king ruled Egypt for eighteen years, and the [[Turin Canon]] (where he is called '''Semsem''') gives him 72 years, these figures are considered less reliable than the 5th dynasty [[Palermo Stone]]. Toby Wilkinson, in his analysis of the Palermo Stone in ''Royal Annals of Ancient Egypt'', specifically notes that Cairo Fragment One [[Register (sculpture)|register]] III of this document gives: '''"Semerkhet 8 1/2 years (this figure is certain, since the entire reign is recorded [here]."'''<ref>Toby Wilkinson, Royal Annals of Ancient Egypt: The Palermo Stone and Its Associated Fragments, (Kegan Paul International), 2000. pp.78 & 258</ref>

 

The only events listed on the Palermo Stone for his short reign appear to be religious observances. There is an ivory seal mentioning his name as well as that of Henuka, a dignitary who seems to have ministered to Semerkhet as well as to his successor, [[Qa'a]]. A certain lady named 'Batirytes' is named as Semerkhet's mother in the Cairo Annals fragment of the Palermo Stone.<ref>Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004), pp.46 & 48</ref>